An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

Fiscal Year 2010

• Author(s): National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Laboratory Assessments Board, Panel on Manufacturing Engineering,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 40
• ISBN_10: 0309161614
  ISBN_13: 9780309161619
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / General ,

Description:...

The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science, measurement services, and critical technical contributions to standards. The MEL is organized in five divisions: Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) assessed the first four divisions.